Psalm 33:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

New Living Translation
What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

English Standard Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

Berean Study Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

New American Standard Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance.

NASB 1995
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

NASB 1977
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

Amplified Bible
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Christian Standard Bible
Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD — the people he has chosen to be his own possession!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh-- the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

Contemporary English Version
The LORD blesses each nation that worships only him. He blesses his chosen ones.

Good News Translation
Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.

International Standard Version
How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen as his own inheritance.

NET Bible
How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

New King James Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

King James 2000 Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

New Heart English Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

World English Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

American King James Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

American Standard Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

A Faithful Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, and the people He has chosen for His own inheritance.

Darby Bible Translation
Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!

English Revised Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Blessed is that nation, whose God is the Lord: euen the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Blessed is the nation that hath God to be their Lorde: that people hath he chosen to be an inheritaunce for him.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Blessed are the people that holde the LORDE for their God, & blessed are the folke whom he hath chosen to be his heretage.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, "" Of the people He chose, "" For an inheritance to Him.

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

Smith's Literal Translation
Happy the nation to whom Jehovah is his God; the people he chose for an inheritance to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Blessed are the people whose God is LORD JEHOVAH: the people whom he has chosen for himself for his inheritance.

Lamsa Bible
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; The people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
















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